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Performance Date: 8 June 1997

Country: United States
City: Randall's Island, NY
Venue: Downing Stadium

Other Bands/Artists at the Show:

  • Mighty Mighty Bosstones
  • Pavement
  • Lee Perry with Mad Professor & Robotiks Band
  • Taj Mahal
  • Blur
  • Michael Stipe and Mike Mills
  • Alanis Morissette
  • Bjork
  • Rancid

Notes:

Second Tibetan Freedom Concert

The concert raised $250,000 and had more than 50,000 attendees. This was the last concert that Hurricane DJed for the group.

"Root Down" from this performance was recorded and officially released as part of the 3xCD Tibetan Freedom Concert set on November 4, 1997. A video recording of the "Root Down" performance, which aired on MTV as a music video, appears as bonus material on the the Free Tibet DVD, which was released in 1998.
 
Setlist:
1. Sure Shot
2. Shake Your Rump
3. So What'cha Want
4. The New Style
5. Root Down
6. Time to Get Ill
7. Paul Revere
8. Do It
9. Flute Loop
10. Shadrach
11. Brass Monkey
12. The Sounds of Science
13. Planet Rock
14. Gratitude
15. Sabotage
16. Time for Livin'
17. Believe Me
18. Heart Attack Man
19. 53rd and 3rd
20. Egg Raid on Mojo
21. Tough Guy
22. Big Shot
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Discography Links:

Incomplete Show Appears on:
  DVD Remixes 12" : JP [AE 50549/50] (Bootleg)
  Pirate Treasure Chapter 4 CDR : US [DMC 204] (Bootleg)